On Sunday (9 January) Infectious Disease Specialist Dr Jerrol Thompson speaking on the Issue at Hand program, urged Vincentians who have already received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine to get their booster shot.
“The vast majority of persons will develop hundreds of millions of antibodies which are more than enough, you have a massive army of antibodies to protect you which can last probably for longer than six months.
However, there are a number of persons, especially the aged, especially those with co-morbidities who have mounted a fairly decent response, to begin with, whose antibodies start to drop.
The critical things are these two: protecting yourself by wearing your mask and getting a booster to pump back up your antibody levels. What is being seen is that by getting a booster, you ensure that your antibody levels remain high.” He said.
Dr Thompson said during this current surge of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, which he says may last for about a month to a month and a half, it is very important that persons ensure that they have sufficient protection, calling on those who have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine to get their booster shots.
